I was racing the 1600 at City Championships Prelims and I ran a 4:28 in scorching heat when I thought that I was going to break 4:20. it was 82 degrees and very dry. Everyone ran off their PRs by a bit, but how much did it affect me? What is a 4:28 equivalent to in cooler weather?
That's not really that hot and if it was dry it wouldn't make much difference at all for just a mile.
don't bs yourself wrote:
That's not really that hot and if it was dry it wouldn't make much difference at all for just a mile.
Hot and cold are all relative, as*hole. If it's been in the 60's and suddenly jumps up into the 80's, then yeah, his body is going to react a little differently. OP, sad to say there are no 'heat conversions' so there really is no way to predict what you could have run. If you still haven't met your goal by the end of your season, you could always continue your training into the summer and try and pick up a race then when you're more adjusted to the heat.
huehuehuehue wrote:
don't bs yourself wrote:That's not really that hot and if it was dry it wouldn't make much difference at all for just a mile.
Hot and cold are all relative, as*hole. If it's been in the 60's and suddenly jumps up into the 80's, then yeah, his body is going to react a little differently. OP, sad to say there are no 'heat conversions' so there really is no way to predict what you could have run. If you still haven't met your goal by the end of your season, you could always continue your training into the summer and try and pick up a race then when you're more adjusted to the heat.
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don't bs yourself wrote:
That's not really that hot and if it was dry it wouldn't make much difference at all for just a mile.
Eh.
Heat can and does affect performance in a mile, especially if it was a quick temp change like we've been having in the Midwest. It takes a week or two to adjust, then times will come down some.
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I think I am being generous in saying you lost 4-5 seconds due to heat. You're 4:28 was definitely not worth sub 4:20.
It has been 60-65 for the last few weeks and then randomly jumped up to that temp so my body would need time to adjust I think.
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